Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites and other local media that are worth a read this weekend:

Police arrested a man shot by a 70th Precinct sergeant after he threatened the cop with a knife. [Ditmas Park Corner]

After public outcry, a community board rejects a yeshiva’s bid for a larger school. [KensingtonBK]

Historic buildings were granted landmark status: the former Renken Dairy offices and the Henry and Susan McDonald house. [Fort Greene Focus]

Student Hillary Rodriguez has been awarded a Gates Millennium Scholarship. [South Slope News]

Zito’s Sandwich Shoppe has closed its 5th Avenue location… [Park Slope Stoop]

…but here are five other places to get great sandwiches in the area. [PSS]

You Are Confused!, a heartbreaking and hilarious play about growing up gay in Venezuela, debuts at Bath Beach’s Harry Warren Theatre. [Bensonhurst Bean]

A volunteer group rescued 9 puppies they say were neglected and abused from a Gravesend home. [SB]

Someone dug out and stole a homeowner’s front yard plants in broad daylight. [FGF]

Why cities should stop trying to be the next Brooklyn. [Grist]

Meet the parents hard at work to find a cure for their son Jonah’s rare disease. [SSN]

Major changes to car traffic in Prospect Park are on the way. [PSS]

Big bids and fast deals are the current name of the real estate game in NYC. [DNAinfo]

Major pedestrian safety changes are coming to the border of Kensington & Windsor Terrace. [KBK]

The world’s oldest person — 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt Jones — lives in Brooklyn! [Daily News]